News Clips

Stephen Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus

Film scholar Colin Burnett, of Arts & Sciences, recently published a book, “The Invention of Robert Bresson: The Auteur and His Market” from Indiana University Press. Burnett combines biography and cultural history to examine the French film director Bresson and the roots of the auteur concept.

How have love songs changed across the ages? Musicologist Clare Bokulich, of Arts & Sciences, delves into songbooks from 15th-century France for a “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Students from Arts & Sciences who participated in a year-long FOCUS program on the Holocaust reflect in a video and an exhibit on what they learned, both on campus and during a trip to historic sites in Europe.

Samuel Klein, MD, the William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science

Kathleen Clark, professor of law

Kathleen Clark, professor of law

Barbara Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, writes for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in its journal Science that scientific evidence must be valued in policy decisions. “Scientists, as always, need to stand firm on the value and importance of science for society,” writes Schaal, president of AAAS.